Although the world economy has put spending on a bit of a
halt, companies still want to reward hard working employees
at the end of the year. A year end function is one way of
doing this and don't have to blow the budget.
Thinking about the things you'll have to buy to pull off a
good party might make you think twice. The list becomes a
deal breaker with invitations. decorations, food, drinks
and more to consider. With careful planning and some
innovative ideas planning a party on a small budget is
possible. We have put together some cost saving ideas to
help you out.
Invitation: Don't spend unnecessary money on designing and
printing beautiful invitation. In reality most people will
only look at it once and all your hard work and money will
end up in the trash. Send email invitations instead, not
only will you save money but it will be much easier to
manage all the responses.
Hidden costs: To avoid hidden costs that might creep up on
you after the event try and explore all the costs by making
sure you get the following information beforehand: - Avoid
overtime. If people are having a good time they might want
to stay that extra 45 minutes to make the night last, but
you will most probably pay dearly in overtime costs for the
venue and staff. If you suspect that the celebrations might
go long, work overtime costs into your budget. - Staff
Tipping. Even if you are fairly conservative with your
tipping this cost will definitely add to your final bill so
make sure you factor this into your budget. - Unplanned
incidents. Somebody breaks a glass, your boss decides to
invite two more VIP guests at the last minute. Unexpected
things always happen so its a good idea to have a little
extra in your budget just for such incidents.
The perfect day: Planning your party over the weekend might
seems like to most obvious choice for your year end
function but unfortunately this will also be the most
expensive with venues in the Johannesburg area. Most venues
and suppliers in the entertainment industry charge a
premium rate on these evenings. You will also find that
since these are the most popular nights that it will be the
busiest times and you will need to book a venue well in
advance.
Themes the best way to go: If you host a party with a theme
it will take a lot of headache out of the planning but also
add a lot of fun to the celebrations. Many function venues
will offer specific theme evenings that you can book as a
package that will not only save you cost on decorations but
also save you time on working out the details.
So there are no more excuses get on your dancing shoes and
let's have a party!
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Book your year end office party with us. Every Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights in October, November and early
December. Hosted in our Fresh Restaurant at Crowne Plaza
Johannesburg - The Rosebank. We know how hard you have
worked all year! See the year out in shagadelic,
psychedelic, 70's style - it's gonna be GROOVY BABY!
For more info:
http://www.therosebank.co.za/food-a-wine
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